Liga I
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{| class="infobox football" style="width: 18em; text-align: center;"
|-
! style="font-size: 12px;" | Liga I Realitatea
|-
| style="font-size: 10px;" | [[Image:Current sport.svg|40px|]] ''[[Liga I 2008-09|2008-09 Season]]''
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Founded'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[1909]]
|-
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Nation'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | {{flagcountry|Romania}}
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Relegation To'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Liga II]]
|-
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Number of Teams'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | 18
|-
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Level on Pyramid'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Romanian football league system|Level 1]]
|-
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''European Qualification'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]<br>[[UEFA Cup]]<br>[[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
|-
| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Cups'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Cupa României]]<br>[[Supercupa României]]
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Current Champions ([[Liga I 2007-08|2007-08]])'''
|-
| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[CFR Cluj]]
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Website'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [http://www.liga1.ro Official]
|-
|}
'''Liga I Realitatea''' is the official name of the top [[division (sport)|division]] of the [[Romanian football league system]]. It was established in [[1909]] and commenced play for the 1909-10 campaign. Until 1932 it had various [[play-off]] types. Liga I is part of [[Romanian Professional Footbal League (LPF)]]. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called '''Divizia A''', but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the [[trade mark]] "Divizia A".<ref>[[Cotidianul]], [http://www.cotidianul.ro/index.php?id=5279&art=12730&cHash=39408f2e10 ''Divizia A a fost mitraliată'' (The "A Division" was gunned down)], accessed on February 3, 2007</ref> It was reported that during the 2006-07 season 1,657,602 tickets were sold for the 306 games played, giving an average attendance of 5,417 spectators per match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm|title=EFS attendances|work=europeanfootballstatistics.co.uk |accessdate=2007-04-13}}</ref>
==History==
The first football club's organization formula was "''A'' Divisional College" ("Colegiul Divizionar A") founded on [[October 5]], [[1970]] and led by [[Mircea Angelescu]]. Until 1990, the "''A'' Divisional College" was formal without remarkable decisions. During the 90's a lot of changes were implemented, reflected in the new names of the organization, e.g. "''A'' Divisional Team's League", " National Football League", "Professional Club's League", etc. On October 10, 1992, the organization's name became "Professional Football A Division League", led by [[Mircea Angelescu]] - president, [[Dumitru Dragomir]] - vice-president and [[Daniel Lăzărescu]] - general secretary. On [[22 January]] [[1993]], the name of the organization became "Professional Football League of Romania", an A-Division professional football clubs representation. On [[October 13]], [[1993]], the [[Divizia B|B Division]] clubs members were included. On [[September 30]], [[1996]], Dumitru Dragomir has been elected president of the "Professional Football League of Romania". The headquarters is located on 47 Mihai Eminescu Street (since February 1997). In December the same year it was decided that the league will organize the A-Division Championship starting with 1997-1998 edition.
In October 2000, Dumitru Dragomir has been re-elected president of the "Professional Football League of Romania"
There are currently 18 teams at this level, of which the bottom four are relegated at the season's end. These teams are replaced by the champions of the two divisions that make up [[Divizia B|Liga 2]], the second level of the [[Romanian football league system]].
Starting in 2007-08, the champions and runners-up of Divizia A are eligible to compete in the [[UEFA Champions League]] during the following season. The 3rd-placed team is eligible to compete in the [[UEFA Cup]].
The most successful teams over the years have been [[Steaua Bucureşti]] and [[Dinamo Bucureşti]], other notable teams being: [[Universitatea Craiova]], [[Rapid Bucureşti]], and [[UT Arad|UTA]].
Universitatea Craiova was the last non-[[Bucharest]] team to win the championship (in 1990-91).
==Sponsorship==
On [[December 19]], [[1998]], [[SABMiller]] bought the [[naming rights]] for four and a half seasons, becoming the first sponsor in the history of the competition. SABMiller changed the name of the competition to "Divizia A Ursus", in order to promote the [[Ursus (beer)|Ursus]] beer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ziua.net/display.php?id=18174&data=1998-12-20 |title= Un milion de dolari pentru fotbalul romanesc |work= [[Ziua]] | language = Romanian| date= [[December 20]], [[1998]] |accessdate= 2008-03-10}}</ref>
Starting with the [[2004]]/[[2005|05]] season, [[European Food (company)|European Food company]] took over as main sponsor and changed the league's name to "Divizia A Bürger", to promote the [[Bürger (beer)|Bürger]] beer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.zf.ro/articol_126922/cum_au_ajuns_bergenbier__timisoreana_si_burger_titulari_pe_terenul_de_fotbal_.html |title= Cum au ajuns Bergenbier, Timisoreana si Burger titulari pe terenul de fotbal |work= [[Ziarul Financiar]] | language = Romanian| date= [[June 4]], [[2007]] |accessdate= 2008-03-10}}</ref>
On [[May 11]], [[2008]], [[Realitatea-Caţavencu|Realitatea Media]] bought the [[naming rights]] for 5 years and changed the name of the competition to "Liga I Realitatea", to promote their [[Realitatea TV]] station.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.realitatea.net/liga-i-de-fotbal-se-va-numi-din-vara-liga-i-realitatea_279152.html |title= Liga I de fotbal se va numi din vară Liga I Realitatea |work= [[Realitatea TV]] | language = Romanian| date= 2008-05-11 |accessdate= 2008-05-12}}</ref>
==Broadcasting rights==
In [[2004]], [[Telesport]], a small TV network, bought the broadcasting rights for [[USD|$]]28 million. The four seasons contract ends in the summer of [[2008]]. Telesport sold some of matches to other Romanian networks: [[TVR1]], [[Antena 1 (Romania)|Antena 1]], [[Naţional TV]] and [[Kanal D]].
On [[March 31]], [[2008]], Antena 1 together with [[RCS&RDS]] outbid [[Realitatea-Caţavencu|Realitatea Media]] and [[Kanal D]] in the broadcasting rights auction with a bid of [[EUR|€]]102 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-media_publicitate-2695614-update-antena-1-85-milioane-euro-plus-tva-castiga-licitatia-pentru-drepturile-televizare-ale-partidelor-din-liga-1-sorin-oancea-nu-cedam-nici-optiune.htm |title= Antena 1 da 85 milioane de euro plus TVA si castiga licitatia pentru drepturile de televizare ale partidelor din Liga 1 |work= [[Hotnews.ro]] | language = Romanian| date= 2008-03-31 |accessdate= 2008-03-31}}</ref>
==List of champions==
===Year By Year===
{{main|Divizia A Final Tables}}
===Performance by club===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! Winners
! Runners-up
! Winning Years
|-
| [[FC Steaua Bucureşti|Steaua Bucureşti]]
| <center>23
| <center>12
| [[Divizia A 1951|1951]], [[Divizia A 1952|1952]], [[Divizia A 1953|1953]], [[Divizia A 1956|1956]], [[Divizia A 1959-60|1959-60]], [[Divizia A 1960-61|1960-61]], [[Divizia A 1967-68|1967-68]], [[Divizia A 1975-76|1975-76]], [[Divizia A 1977-78|1977-78]], [[Divizia A 1984-85|1984-85]], [[Divizia A 1985-86|1985-86]], [[Divizia A 1986-87|1986-87]], [[Divizia A 1987-88|1987-88]], [[Divizia A 1988-89|1988-89]], [[Divizia A 1992-93|1992-93]], [[Divizia A 1993-94|1993-94]], [[Divizia A 1994-95|1994-95]], [[Divizia A 1995-96|1995-96]], [[Divizia A 1996-97|1996-97]], [[Divizia A 1997-98|1997-98]], [[Divizia A 2000-01|2000-01]], [[Divizia A 2004-05|2004-05]], [[Divizia A 2005-06|2005-06]],
|-
| [[FC Dinamo Bucureşti|Dinamo Bucureşti]]
| <center>18
| <center>20
| [[Divizia A 1955|1955]], [[Divizia A 1961-62|1961-62]], [[Divizia A 1962-63|1962-63]], [[Divizia A 1963-64|1963-64]], [[Divizia A 1964-65|1964-65]], [[Divizia A 1970-71|1970-71]], [[Divizia A 1972-73|1972-73]], [[Divizia A 1974-75|1974-75]], [[Divizia A 1976-77|1976-77]], [[Divizia A 1981-82|1981-82]], [[Divizia A 1982-83|1982-83]], [[Divizia A 1983-84|1983-84]], [[Divizia A 1989-90|1989-90]], [[Divizia A 1991-92|1991-92]], [[Divizia A 1999-00|1999-00]], [[Divizia A 2001-02|2001-02]], [[Divizia A 2003-04|2003-04]], [[Liga I 2006-07|2006-07]]
|-
|[[Venus Bucuresti]]
| <center>8
| <center>?
| 1919-20, 1920-21, 1928-29, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1939-40
|-
|[[Chinezul Timisoara]]
| <center>6
| <center>0
| [[Divizia A 1921-22|1921-22]], [[Divizia A 1922-23|1922-23]], [[Divizia A 1923-24|1923-24]], [[Divizia A 1924-25|1924-25]], [[Divizia A 1925-26|1925-26]], [[Divizia A 1926-27|1926-27]]
|-
| [[UTA Arad]]
| <center>6
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1946-47|1946-47]], [[Divizia A 1947-48|1947-48]], [[Divizia A 1950|1950]], [[Divizia A 1954|1954]], [[Divizia A 1968-69|1968-69]], [[Divizia A 1969-70|1969-70]]
|-
| [[Ripensia Timişoara]]
| <center>4
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1932-33|1932-33]], [[Divizia A 1934-35|1934-35]], [[Divizia A 1935-36|1935-36]], [[Divizia A 1937-38|1937-38]]
|-
| [[Universitatea Craiova]]
| <center>4
| <center>5
| [[Divizia A 1973-74|1973-74]], [[Divizia A 1979-80|1979-80]], [[Divizia A 1980-81|1980-81]], [[Divizia A 1990-91|1990-91]]
|-
| [[Petrolul Ploieşti]]
| <center>3
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1957-58|1957-58]], [[Divizia A 1958-59|1958-59]], [[Divizia A 1965-66|1965-66]]
|-
| [[FC Rapid Bucureşti|Rapid Bucureşti]]
| <center>3
| <center>12
| [[Divizia A 1966-67|1966-67]], [[Divizia A 1998-99|1998-99]], [[Divizia A 2002-03|2002-03]]
|-
| [[FC Argeş Piteşti]]
| <center>2
| <center>2
| [[Divizia A 1971-72|1971-72]], [[Divizia A 1978-79|1978-79]]
|-
| [[Colentina AC Bucureşti]]
| <center>2
| <center>2
| [[Divizia A 1912-13|1912-13]], [[Divizia A 1913-14|1913-14]]
|-
| [[Olympia Bucureşti]]
| <center>2
| <center>0
| [[Divizia A 1909-10|1909-10]], [[Divizia A 1910-11|1910-11]]
|-
| [[Colţea Braşov]]
| <center>1
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1927-28|1927-28]]
|-
| [[FC Bihor Oradea]]
| <center>1
| <center>2
| [[Divizia A 1948-49|1948-49]]
|-
| [[Juventus Bucureşti]]
| <center>1
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1929-30|1929-30]]
|-
| [[Prahova Ploieşti]]
| <center>1
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1915-16|1915-16]]
|-
| [[CFR Cluj]]
| <center>1
| <center>0
| [[Liga I 2007-08|2007-08]]
|-
| [[Româno-Americana Ploieşti]]
| <center>1
| <center>0
| [[Divizia A 1914-15|1914-15]]
|-
| [[FCM Reşiţa]]
| <center>1
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1930-31|1930-31]]
|-
| [[Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti]]
| <center>1
| <center>2
| [[Divizia A 1940-41|1940-41]]
|-
| [[United AC Ploieşti]]
| <center>1
| <center>1
| [[Divizia A 1911-12|1911-12]]
|}
===All-time table (1932 - 2007)===
The ranking is computed awarding two points for a win, one for a draw. It doesn't include matches played in the [[2007]]/[[2008|08]] season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lucrurineinteresante.blogspot.com/2008/01/romania-clasamentul-all-time-1932-2007.html |title= Romania - clasamentul all-time 1932-2007| language = Romanian| date= [[January 17]], [[2008]] |accessdate= 2008-03-19}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! #
! Team
! S
! M
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
! Pts
|-
|1
| [[FC Steaua Bucureşti|Steaua Bucureşti]]
| 59
| 1774
| 983
| 399
| 392
| 3449
| 1846
| 2365
|-
|2
| [[F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti|Dinamo Bucureşti]]
| 58
| 1744
| 975
| 373
| 396
| 3456
| 1874
| 2323
|-
|3
| [[FC Rapid Bucureşti|Rapid Bucureşti]]
| 59
| 1662
| 751
| 376
| 535
| 2641
| 2028
| 1878
|-
|4
| [[FC Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]
| 42
| 1356
| 615
| 293
| 448
| 2051
| 1554
| 1523
|-
|5
| [[FC Argeş Piteşti]]
| 43
| 1370
| 559
| 268
| 543
| 1804
| 1750
| 1386
|-
|6
| [[U Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| 50
| 1406
| 494
| 281
| 631
| 1845
| 2190
| 1269
|-
|7
| [[FCM Bacău]]
| 42
| 1319
| 489
| 262
| 568
| 1538
| 1809
| 1240
|-
|8
| [[FC Petrolul Ploieşti|Petrolul Ploieşti]]
| 41
| 1223
| 466
| 267
| 490
| 1550
| 1546
| 1199
|-
|9
| [[Farul Constanţa]]
| 40
| 1231
| 455
| 244
| 532
| 1525
| 1745
| 1154
|-
|10
| [[FC Braşov]]
| 39
| 1191
| 452
| 242
| 497
| 1502
| 1579
| 1146
|-
|11
| [[FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti|Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti]]
| 34
| 1086
| 422
| 242
| 422
| 1494
| 1461
| 1086
|-
|12
| [[FCM UTA|UT Arad]]
| 37
| 1038
| 414
| 236
| 388
| 1572
| 1452
| 1064
|-
|13
| [[CS Jiul Petroşani|Jiul Petroşani]]
| 41
| 1197
| 402
| 250
| 545
| 1403
| 1845
| 1054
|-
|14
| [[ Politehnica Timişoara]]
| 35
| 1046
| 382
| 238
| 426
| 1374
| 1502
| 1002
|-
|15
| [[FC Progresul Bucureşti|Progresul Bucureşti]]
| 32
| 945
| 380
| 189
| 376
| 1355
| 1320
| 949
|-
|16
| [[FC Politehnica Iaşi|Politehnica Iaşi]]
| 25
| 779
| 269
| 162
| 348
| 931
| 1126
| 700
|-
|17
| [[Oţelul Galaţi]]
| 19
| 622
| 256
| 121
| 245
| 789
| 786
| 633
|-
|18
| [[ASA Târgu Mureş]]
| 21
| 690
| 251
| 109
| 330
| 817
| 1025
| 611
|-
|19
| [[Gloria Bistriţa]]
| 17
| 554
| 226
| 88
| 240
| 747
| 755
| 540
|-
|20
| [[FC Corvinul Hunedoara]]
| 17
| 562
| 210
| 98
| 254
| 831
| 881
| 518
|-
|21
| [[FC Bihor Oradea|FC Oradea]]
| 18
| 572
| 181
| 118
| 273
| 683
| 893
| 480
|-
|22
| [[ CSM Reşiţa]]
| 16
| 482
| 154
| 103
| 225
| 667
| 891
| 411
|-
|23
| [[Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ]]
| 12
| 392
| 150
| 82
| 160
| 499
| 554
| 382
|-
|24
| CS Oradea
| 17
| 378
| 145
| 80
| 153
| 630
| 635
| 370
|-
|25
| [[CFR Cluj]]
| 12
| 372
| 132
| 100
| 140
| 436
| 515
| 364
|-
|26
| FC Olt Scorniceşti
| 11
| 357
| 137
| 64
| 156
| 424
| 498
| 338
|-
|27
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
| 10
| 340
| 121
| 64
| 155
| 368
| 533
| 306
|-
|28
| [[CFR Timişoara]]
| 11
| 273
| 104
| 70
| 99
| 406
| 392
| 278
|-
|29
| FC Inter Sibiu
| 8
| 272
| 110
| 47
| 115
| 358
| 276
| 267
|-
|30
| Juventus Bucureşti
| 12
| 268
| 102
| 61
| 105
| 501
| 479
| 265
|-
|31
| [[FC Baia Mare]]
| 10
| 292
| 109
| 46
| 137
| 363
| 476
| 264
|-
|32
| [[FCM Târgovişte|Chindia Târgovişte]]
| 9
| 298
| 95
| 64
| 139
| 312
| 469
| 254
|-
|33
| [[Venus Bucureşti]]
| 9
| 180
| 108
| 35
| 37
| 499
| 248
| 251
|-
|34
| [[Ripensia Timişoara]]
| 9
| 184
| 110
| 28
| 46
| 512
| 277
| 248
|-
|35
| Locomotiva Târgu Mureş
| 10
| 241
| 85
| 46
| 110
| 360
| 418
| 216
|-
|36
| [[FC Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti|Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti]]
| 9
| 186
| 76
| 34
| 76
| 404
| 420
| 186
|-
|37
| Vagonul Arad
| 9
| 184
| 76
| 31
| 77
| 318
| 323
| 183
|-
|38
| [[Olimpia Satu Mare]]
| 7
| 222
| 69
| 40
| 113
| 223
| 363
| 178
|-
|39
| [[Victoria Bucureşti]]
| 5
| 153
| 70
| 33
| 50
| 242
| 203
| 173
|-
|40
| [[FCM Dunărea Galaţi|Dunărea CSU Galaţi]]
| 7
| 222
| 57
| 42
| 123
| 236
| 414
| 156
|-
|41
| [[FC Timişoara]]
| 5
| 154
| 58
| 38
| 58
| 175
| 190
| 154
|-
|42
| [[F.C. Astra|Astra Ploieşti]]
| 5
| 158
| 59
| 35
| 64
| 195
| 185
| 153
|-
|43
| Gloria Arad
| 8
| 156
| 59
| 31
| 66
| 296
| 332
| 149
|-
|44
| Victoria Cluj
| 8
| 154
| 61
| 23
| 70
| 266
| 294
| 145
|-
|45
| Extensiv Craiova
| 5
| 170
| 54
| 36
| 80
| 171
| 213
| 144
|-
|46
| [[FC Gloria Buzău|Gloria Buzău]]
| 5
| 170
| 50
| 33
| 87
| 183
| 285
| 133
|-
|47
| Flacăra Moreni
| 4
| 136
| 53
| 23
| 60
| 180
| 198
| 129
|-
|48
| Dinamo Braşov
| 6
| 139
| 43
| 42
| 54
| 187
| 208
| 128
|-
|49
| [[CF Brăila|Dacia Unirea Brăila]]
| 4
| 136
| 46
| 27
| 63
| 141
| 190
| 119
|-
|50
| [[CS Chinezul|Chinezul Timişoara]]
| 6
| 120
| 46
| 21
| 53
| 281
| 288
| 113
|-
|51
| Crişana Oradea
| 6
| 110
| 40
| 20
| 50
| 199
| 232
| 100
|-
|52
| [[NC Foresta Suceava|Foresta Suceava]]
| 3
| 98
| 24
| 27
| 47
| 102
| 145
| 75
|-
|53
| [[CS Minerul Lupeni|Minerul Lupeni]]
| 4
| 101
| 30
| 15
| 56
| 106
| 204
| 75
|-
|54
| Tricolor Ploieşti
| 5
| 102
| 28
| 16
| 58
| 131
| 255
| 72
|-
|55
| [[F.C. Vaslui|FC Vaslui]]
| 2
| 64
| 19
| 22
| 23
| 64
| 81
| 60
|-
|56
| Ciocanul Bucureşti
| 2
| 56
| 24
| 10
| 22
| 100
| 87
| 58
|-
|57
| [[AS Rocar Bucureşti|Rocar Bucureşti]]
| 2
| 64
| 25
| 6
| 33
| 93
| 107
| 56
|-
|58
| [[CS Gaz Metan Mediaş|Gaz Metan Mediaş]]
| 3
| 86
| 16
| 19
| 51
| 96
| 189
| 51
|-
|59
| [[Pandurii Târgu Jiu]]
| 2
| 64
| 19
| 12
| 33
| 48
| 79
| 50
|-
|60
| [[FC Unirea Alba Iulia|Apulum Unirea Alba Iulia]]
| 2
| 60
| 17
| 16
| 27
| 60
| 109
| 50
|-
|61
| FC Oneşti
| 2
| 68
| 21
| 6
| 41
| 94
| 160
| 48
|-
|62
| CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc
| 2
| 33
| 15
| 10
| 8
| 50
| 31
| 40
|-
|63
| [[FC Unirea Voluntari Urziceni|Unirea Urziceni]]
| 1
| 34
| 13
| 8
| 13
| 30
| 29
| 34
|-
|64
| Carmen Bucureşti
| 1
| 26
| 14
| 5
| 7
| 90
| 44
| 33
|-
|65
| [[CS Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii|Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii]]
| 2
| 48
| 7
| 19
| 22
| 46
| 86
| 33
|-
|66
| Gloria CFR Galaţi
| 2
| 46
| 13
| 7
| 26
| 54
| 100
| 33
|-
|67
| Ferrar Cluj
| 1
| 26
| 13
| 4
| 9
| 44
| 29
| 30
|-
|68
| Dermata Cluj
| 1
| 30
| 7
| 11
| 12
| 41
| 50
| 25
|-
|69
| CSM Suceava
| 1
| 34
| 10
| 5
| 19
| 36
| 69
| 25
|-
|70
| FC Craiova
| 2
| 50
| 10
| 5
| 35
| 61
| 171
| 25
|-
|71
| Aurul Brad
| 1
| 24
| 12
| 0
| 12
| 51
| 43
| 24
|-
|72
| CAM Timişoara
| 1
| 22
| 9
| 5
| 8
| 37
| 52
| 23
|-
|73
| Şoimii Sibiu
| 3
| 48
| 5
| 12
| 31
| 42
| 131
| 22
|-
|74
| Dinamo Cluj
| 1
| 22
| 9
| 2
| 11
| 34
| 41
| 20
|-
|75
| DUIG Braila
| 2
| 42
| 8
| 3
| 31
| 52
| 138
| 19
|-
|76
| Viitorul Bucureşti
| 1
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 33
| 26
| 15
|-
|77
| Vulturii Lugoj
| 1
| 18
| 6
| 2
| 10
| 24
| 41
| 14
|-
|78
| Faur Bucureşti
| 1
| 26
| 5
| 4
| 17
| 50
| 80
| 14
|-
|79
| UM Timişoara
| 1
| 30
| 3
| 6
| 21
| 24
| 71
| 12
|-
|80
| Aripile CFR Braşov
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 3
| 11
| 26
| 45
| 11
|-
|81
| Prahova Ploieşti
| 1
| 26
| 5
| 1
| 20
| 26
| 97
| 11
|-
|82
| Avântul Reghin
| 1
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 18
| 19
| 57
| 9
|-
|83
| RGM Timişoara
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 17
| 24
| 8
|-
|84
| Dragos Voda Cernauţi
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 26
| 57
| 8
|-
|85
| Braşovia Braşov
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 22
| 28
| 85
| 5
|-
|86
| Mureşul Târgu Mures
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 15
| 53
| 4
|}
==UEFA Ranking==
'''National League Ranking at the beginning of the 2008-09 season ''' (Previous season rank in italics)
*01 [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (''02'') {{flagicon|England}} [[Premier League]]
*02 [[Image:RedDownArrow.svg|15px]] (''01'') {{flagicon|Spain}} [[La Liga]]
*03 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''03'') {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Serie A]]
*04 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''04'') {{flagicon|France}} [[Ligue 1]]
*05 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''05'') {{flagicon|GER}} [[Fußball-Bundesliga]]
*06 [[Image:GreenUpArrow.svg|15px]] (''09'') {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Premier League|Rosgosstrakh Championship]]
*'''07''' [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''07'') {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Liga I]]'''
*08 [[Image:RedDownArrow.svg|15px]] (''06'') {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese Liga|BWINLIGA]]
*09 [[Image:RedDownArrow.svg|15px]] (''08'') {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Eredivisie]]
*10 [[Image:YellowCircle.svg|15px]] (''10'') {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scottish Premier League]]
(see [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA coefficients full list]] for more information)
==Best results by Liga I teams in the international competitions==
* Steaua Bucharest: European champions in 1986 and finalists in 1989, European Supercup winners in 1986, UEFA cup semi-finalists in 2006.
* Dinamo Bucharest: European cup semi-finalists.
* Rapid Bucharest: UEFA cup quarter-finals in 2006.
* Universitatea Craiova: UEFA cup semi-finalists in 1983.
==Notable foreign players==
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;{{flagicon|Albania}} '''Albania'''
* [[Sulejman Demollari]]
* [[Arben Minga]]
* [[Albert Duro]]
;{{flagicon|Angola}} '''Angola'''
* [[Zé Kalanga]]
;{{flagicon|Armenia}} '''Armenia'''
* [[Artavazd Karamyan]]
* [[Arman Karamyan]]
* [[Romik Khachatryan]]
;{{flagicon|Australia}} '''Australia'''
* [[Jonathan McKain]]
* [[Michael Thwaite]]
* [[Jacob Burns (footballer)|Jacob Burns]]
;{{flagicon|Belarus}} '''Belarus'''
* [[Vasily Khomutovsky]]
* [[Vladimir Gaev]]
;{{flagicon|Belgium}} '''Belgium'''
* [[Roberto Bisconti]]
* [[Philippe Léonard]]
;{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Brazil'''
* [[Júlio César da Silva e Souza|Julio Cesar]]
* [[Carlos César dos Santos|Cesinha]]
* [[Élton José Xavier Gomes|Élton]]
;{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} '''Bulgaria'''
* [[Zhivko Zhelev]]
* [[Stoyan Kolev]]
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;{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} '''Bosnia and Herzegovina'''
* [[Adnan Gušo]]
;{{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''Cameroon'''
* [[Nana Falemi]]
* [[Patrick Bengondo]]
;{{flagicon|Canada}} '''Canada'''
* [[Lars Hirschfeld]]
;{{flagicon|Colombia}} '''Colombia'''
* [[Róbinson Zapata]]
* [[Dayro Moreno]]
* [[José Moreno Mora|José Moreno]]
;{{flagicon|France}} '''France'''
* [[Fabrice Fernandes]]
* [[Cyril Théréau]]
* [[Anthony da Silva]]
* [[Fabien Boudarène]]
;{{flagicon|Hungary}} '''Hungary'''
* [[Gyula Lóránt]]
* [[István Avar]]
* [[Vasile Miriuţă]]
;{{flagicon|Israel}} '''Israel'''
* [[Klemi Saban]]
;{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} '''Ivory Coast'''
*[[Constant Djapka]]
;{{flagicon|Montenegro}} '''Montenegro'''
* [[Vladimir Božović]]
;{{flagicon|Morocco}} '''Morocco'''
* [[Khalid Fouhami]]
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;{{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''Nigeria'''
* [[Samuel Okunowo]]
* [[Henry Makinwa]]
* [[Ifeanyi Emeghara]]
* [[Abiodun Agunbiade]]
;{{flagicon|Peru}} '''Peru'''
* [[Andrés Augusto Mendoza|Andrés Mendoza]]
;{{flagicon|Poland}} '''Poland'''
* [[Paweł Golański]]
;{{flagicon|Serbia}} '''Serbia'''
* [[Sreten Sretenović]]
* [[Radiša Ilić]]
* [[Ivan Gvozdenović]]
;{{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''Slovakia'''
* [[Miloš Brezinský]]
* [[Balázs Borbély]]
;{{flagicon|Slovenia}} '''Slovenia'''
* [[Dejan Rušič]]
* [[Dare Vršič]]
* [[Andrej Pečnik]]
;{{flagicon|Sweden}} '''Sweden'''
* [[Niklas Sandberg]]
* [[Mikael Dorsin]]
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==Notable former foreign managers==
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* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Alfréd Schaffer]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[József Kiprich]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Béla Guttmann]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Alfréd Schaffer]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Rinus Israël]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Walter Zenga]]
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Momčilo Vukotić]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Ramón Alexanko]]
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Oleg Protasov]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Dušan Uhrin, Jr.]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Peseiro]]
|}
==Liga I transfers==
* [[List of transfers of Liga I - 2007-08 season|2007-08]]
* [[List of Romanian football transfers 2008-09|2008-09]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
*[[Liga II]]
*[[Liga III]]
*[[List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues]]
*[[List of foreign football players in Liga I 2008-2009]]
==External links==
*[http://lpf.ro Official Site]
*[http://www.labtof.ro Results and statistics since 1932](Romanian-language)
*[http://stranierinews.com Stranieri News]
*{{en icon}} [http://www.livegoals.com/livegoals/index.php?menu=1&country=21 Liga I Table, Fixtures and Results]
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